US
July 1907- Label and catalog number
- Victor 88061
- Format
- Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided
- Runout / matrix
88061A side runout
Vinyl pressings
by Enrico Caruso · 1907
Pagliacci - Vesti La Giubba was first pressed on vinyl in 1907. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1907, the album's first year, in 2 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
88061A side runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | UK | Gramophone Monarch Record 052159First yearShellac, 12", Single Sided | Shellac, 12", Single Sided |
| 1907 | US | Victor 88061First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided |
| 1908 | US | Victrola 88061Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | US | Victrola 88061Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| 1913 | UK | His Master's Voice 052159Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue | Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue |
| 1914 | US | Victor 88061Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| 1916 | US | Victor 88061Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| 1917 | US | Victrola 88061Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| 1918 | US | Victrola 88061Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | US | Opera Disc Company 76074Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue | Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue |
| 1922 | Germany | Grammophon 76074Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue, Repress |
| 1923 | US | Victrola 88061Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| 1925 | UK | His Master's Voice 052159Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| 1925 | UK | His Master's Voice 052159Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| 1925 | UK | His Master's Voice 052159Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria-Hungary | Grammophon 052159Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue | Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Victor 88061Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| ? | France | Disque Pour Gramophone 052159Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided |
| ? | Germany | Grammophon 052159Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided |
| ? | Germany | Grammophon 76074Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue | Shellac, 12", Single Sided, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Grammophon 76074Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Gramophone Monarch Record 052159Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided |
| ? | Italy | Gramophone Concert Record G. C.-52440Shellac, 10", Single Sided, Etched | Shellac, 10", Single Sided, Etched |
| ? | Russia | Amour Gramophone Record M 052159Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Etched, Reissue, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Etched, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 052159Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
| ? | US | Pan American Record 19103Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress |
26 vinyl pressings of Pagliacci - Vesti La Giubba are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1907 and 1925.
The earliest pressings are from 1907, in US, UK. One of them is Victor 88061, released July 1907.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 88061, 052159) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 88061. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.